Set aside a weekend to nurture yourself, spring clean your goals and re-ignite your passions and plans. There are times when we all need to take a step back from our lives to recharge our energy, replenish our motivation and re-evaluate our goals. This is an ideal time to look back on the year so far …
Working towards Creating My Ideal Lifestyle, not Retirement
Financial freedom does not always mean saving enough to retire early. For many, it means adjusting their career and their lifestyle, so that they love what they do, and also love their life. It’s important to make a dream list and be as thorough as possible. If you get crystal clear about what you want …
Normalise Slowing Down
There’s so much we’re expected to fit into a day. Do this. Go here. Remember this. Take that. Pick up this. Finish that. And we wonder why, at the end of the year, we catch ourselves saying: “Time is moving too fast”! No, time isn’t moving too fast, we are. When did we collectively start …
Make everyday Magical
This is what life is about and I intentionally try to bring these feelings into my day to day life by focusing on what I can control – simple pleasures that remind me of my own rules for creating everyday magic. When I remember these rules – I am comforted. I am bliss. I am …
The Importance of Slowing down
Some days you just want to crawl under the covers and stay there. One of the biggest revolutions is to just simply to slow down. For the last year and a half, my main focus has been to slow down and just be. Instead of working most of the time, I’ve started spending my time …
5 steps to Nurturing Yourself
Practising some regular self-nurturing is a great way to help you feel better about yourself, rebuild your confidence, sense of self-worth and self-esteem. Though it is amazing to be looked after and nurtured by others, don’t rely solely on them for nurturing – you need to take responsibility for yourself. “You’ve got to Nourish to Flourish …
It’s my birthday and 44 Life Lessons
It is my birthday today and as I enter this new year, I feel more soft, whole, radiant and embodied than I ever have before. I feel more at home within myself, with a stronger feeling of grounding and inner peace. Much of the inner war that I fought within myself through my 20’s and …
5 ways to Create a Lush Everyday Life
One of the most exquisite pleasures is having time at home without a to-do list. To enjoy the sanctuary that comforts me rejuvenates me and allows me to dream so that when I do step outside into the world I can do, seek and produce. 1. Cook at home Find simple, yet delicious recipes and …
5 Ways to Connect with Yourself
Our lives are full of obligations, and therefore it’s important that we take the time to connect with ourselves. So many of us go through life disconnected from our inner-self, looking for something else (or someone else) to complete us. When we draw our awareness deeper inwards, we begin to feel supported, guided, and at …
Go on a Date with Yourself
If you’ve been following me, you’ll know I’ve been talking a lot about the importance of spending time alone with yourself – without distractions. It’s crucial for all of us because it opens up space for our real thoughts to come through, of being immersed in our own thoughts and inner guidance, being comfortable with …